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Today I’m joined by Victoria Gettman and Geoffrey Blackwell! Vicki has a military background and currently serves as Texas State Director at American Atheists, as well as Executive Director for South Texas Atheists for Reason. Geoffrey is a staff attorney for American Atheists. Being an atheist in the military, Vicki has seen her share of Christian privilege and likely unconstitutional behavior. One such incident launched her into activism! Working with American Atheists, Geoff receives reports of possible church state separation issues and seeks solutions through legal action if necessary.

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Dr. Kristi Winters is back on the show to talk about a rising demographic group in America – the Nones. That is, those without any serious allegiance to any organized religion. But just who are they? Are they atheists? What are their politics? Kristi is here to answer these questions and more!

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A few months back in the midst of the Republican tax reform bill, Dr. Robert S. McElvaine wrote an article for the Washington Post about the parallels between our current situation and the Great Depression. Being a historian of the depression, he might know a thing or two about it. I interviewed him on this and surrounding issues!

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Was America First used by the KKK? and is there an African gang problem in…. Australia?

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Should we ever talk to the alt-right? When we do so, why does it feel so unproductive? Why can’t we on the left ever seem to “win” debates with the alt-right? Why are Gamer-Gaters so angry? These are just a few of the questions Ian Danskin of the YouTube channel Innuendo Studios has sought to answer. He does so brilliantly and incisively. I’ve found his work to be incredibly illuminating. He was kind enough to come on the show and talk about his background, how he got into this line of work, and answer some of my questions about political discourse and his videos!

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Brilliant GamerGate Series; The Alt-Right Playbook

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(This was supposed to be earlier for you fine supporters, but poor Phoebe has her first fever and has been home from daycare for 2 days…)

I’m so excited to finally present what I’ve been vaguebooking about! Today’s show features episode 1 of a new project called Philosophers In Space! Each episode uses our favorite science fiction to teach related philosophical concepts. In this episode, we use the USS Callister episode of Black Mirror to talk about The Experience Machine by Nozick. Try it on, see how you like it, and if you want to hear more check out patreon.com/0g! 

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Jex Blackmore is the spokeswoman for the Satanic Temple! They’ve been responsible for a lot of provocative and effectively targeted public performances. Their target is very often Christian theocrats who either don’t realize they’re inflicting their religious views on everyone else, or they don’t care. Jex takes us through the basics of the Satanic Temple and her experiences!

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Are tens of thousands of protesting the NHS in the UK? And is some Australian politician really valuing the sanctity of marriage?

 

Michael Marshall is the host of Be Reasonable and co-host of Skeptics with a K. He is heavily involved in the UK Skeptic movement, and has been somewhat alarmed by the state of movement atheism in the US. We talk about some of the differences and possible reasons for them. Later in the show, he takes us through a very difficult article he co-wrote about Jonathan Bryan – a child with severe brain damage who seems to be able to read and write at a precocious level… but only using facilitated communication. It’s a sensitive story but one where skepticism is sorely needed.

Here’s the awful, racist Sargon clip I referenced.

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You might laugh, but it happened in Rhode Island! My two guests, Dr. Manisha Shah and Dr. Scott Cunningham, did an extensive study on the results. It’s called “Decriminalizing Indoor Prostitution: Implications for Sexual Violence and Public Health.” What happened might surprise you!

Special thanks to Lydia for arranging this recording.

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